P90X - Day 12

Week 2, Day 5

Workout:
Run/Walk (1.96 miles)
29 min.
burned 254 cal.
HR max: 174
HR ave: 156

Today was another hot day. I was sweating, just walking from my car to my house!! After yesterday's run ... and my inability to do anything productive afterwards made me re-think my run plan for today!!

So, instead of working out with exercise this afternoon, I spent about 2 hours (minus breaks) planting a bunch of plants into pots. It was a very productive day today. I got everything in except for the pineapple sage which looks to be doing ok in their current temporary pot, and 3 of the 4 iris pots. (I planted "Dance for Joy") And, I'd like to pick up a bell pepper to grow, as well.

I went searching online, since I have no clue what my irises are going to look like, other than the 1 that was in bloom when I was given them, almost a month ago. This is apparently what "Dance for Joy" will look like:

I drank a lot of water today, trying to stay hydrated with the heat. And, I'm trying to eat every 3 hours ... and mostly, I think I succeeded!

I decided, instead of totally blowing off my run, that I would postpone the run until evening, when it would be cooler. Of course, when it came time to do my evening run, I wasn't in the mood! Fortunately, I made myself do it ... I'm glad I did.

I ran a totally different route this evening. There were hills. And, doing it once only gave me a little less than 1 mile, so, then I reversed it and did it again, the other direction. According to coolrunning.com, my pace is, 14:47 min./mile. It's not great, but I was quite warm, and there were hills involved, and I haven't been doing much hill running.

I'm ready for bed ... all this heat, and the runs have wiped me out!! I have even been getting 8-9 hours of sleep each night!!

But, unfortunately, I can't go to bed just yet. I need to plan out my meals for the next few days ... through Sunday would be best, since I'm working the next few days.

Tomorrow I am going to be resting from running. (I've gotten nearly 7 1/2 miles in this week, which is quite a bit, for me!!) But, instead will do a P90X workout. Not sure which one, yet. I was going to rest on Friday again, and try to squeeze in Plyo on that day. I'm concentrating pretty heavily on lower body, so I think it should be an upper body workout. I'll pick it tomorrow.

Goals:

1. Workout.
2. Eat 5-6 small meals every day.
   
3. Drink 6 bottles of water.
4. Stop eating at least 2 hours before bedtime.
   
5. Take my vitamins.